- Friday night will mark the 105th all-time meeting between the two programs, with Maine holding a commanding
72-29-3 (.293) record. UMass Lowell is is just 4-12-0 vs. Maine since the opening of the Tsongas Center.

- The River Hawks are two wins away from the program's 700th victory.

- Maine Junior standout Gustav Nyquist has tallied at least one goal in four straight games. Over that span, he
has seven goals and one assist for eight points.

- Northeastern and Boston College will conclude their season series against each other this weekend. The Eagles
have edged out two victories in as many meetings this year with scores of 2-0 on Oct. 9, and more recently a thriller
Beanpot Championship game 7-6 (OT) on Monday.

- The Eagles need one point to clinch home ice for the Hockey East quarterfinal playoff round.

- Huskies forward Tyler McNeely enters this weekend with a career high seven-game point streak (4g,5a).

- UMass will be looking to bounce back in front of its home crowd after Merrimack skated away with an 11-2
win over the Minutemen two weeks ago at Lawler Arena. The Minutemen own a 34-32-5 all-time mark against Merrimack.

- Merrimack goaltender Joe Cannata stopped 65 of 69 shots (.942 save%) last weekend and in the weekend
sweep of UNH, earning him Athletic Republic Player of the Week honors.